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Lindsay Lohan glitter-bombed, but no arrests made [PHOTO]

March 18, 2013 | 11:47
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Authorities did not immediately arrest a woman suspected of throwing a "glitter bomb" on Lindsay Lohan as the actress walked into a Los Angeles courthouse Monday and had no plans to further investigate, sheriff's officials said.

The gold glitter was thrown at the 26-year-old as she made her way through the media swarm outside the courthouse on Monday morning, nearly 50 minutes late for her trial on charges that she lied to police in the wake of a
car crash.

Sheriff's officials said that glitter might not rise to a criminal offense. Glitter has been thrown at celebrities before, officials said.

Lohan was still in court late Monday morning as lawyers worked out what appeared to be a plea deal behind closed doors. The actress remained in the courtroom, and a man was removed for taking a photo of the actress.

Santa Monica prosecutors allege that Lohan told officers
she was not driving a Porsche that rear-ended a truck June 18 as she
headed to the set of “Liz & Dick.” She faces one misdemeanor count
each of reckless driving, providing false information to an officer and
willfully resisting, obstructing or delaying an officer.

There had been talk of a possible plea deal that would have sent
Lohan to a locked rehabilitation facility for 90 days, according to
several people with knowledge of the situation.

Monday's court appearance was the most recent for the actress, who has been on probation for various drunk-driving and
shoplifting charges since 2007 and accumulated what the judge described
as a voluminous court file. She remains on probation for shoplifting.

Until last month, Lohan was represented by Shawn Holley, among the
region's top lawyers. Her new attorney, Mark Heller, from New York, has
been reprimanded by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James
Dabney, who has questioned the attorney's ability to adequately defend
the
actress in California, given that he did not seem familiar with the
state's
criminal-law system.

"I'm somewhat concerned whether you have sufficient guidance from
local counsel," the judge said after Heller filed a "bill of
particulars" — a motion not used in California criminal proceedings. A
local attorney who vouched for Heller has not practiced law for several
years.

Last week, Michael Lohan retained an Orange County criminal law firm
to assist in his daughter's defense if needed. Paul Wallin, a partner
at Wallin & Klarich, confirmed to The Times that attorney David E.
Wohl and others from the firm would be in court Monday at the father's request.

Wallin said last week that Heller had also asked his firm to help him.

In a statement, Michael Lohan said the Orange County firm was
"prepared to take over Lindsay's defense, and I sincerely hope the court
permits them to do so."

"I'm
Lindsay's father, and I'm not at all comfortable with the poor
representation she is getting right now," he said. "My daughter's
freedom and future are at stake, and I'm doing what any father would do
in this dire situation."

Michael Lohan and his daughter have a strained relationship that has
played out in public, with the actress and her siblings frequently
criticizing their father in interviews and on social media.

He was present in the courtroom Monday morning, but the two did not appear to communicate.